North Korea Launches Missiles, Escalates Tensions

0:00It's April 8th. I'm Kory with the story, this is US News Today, driven by AI and Bill4America. North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, marking their second test in just two days. South Korea's military tracked them, with one missile flying over 700 kilometers off the east coast, before splashing down outside Japan's. Economic Zone. Earlier Tuesday, they tried another launch from near the capital, but it failed right after takeoff, vanishing from radars with some kind of glitch. Meanwhile, Japan confirmed the latest one stayed clear of their waters. South Korea's forces are in high alert, backed by their tight alliance with the United States, ready to counter any real threats. The US Indo-Pacific command downplayed it, saying nothing endangered American troops, allies, or turf. This all hit hours after a top-north Korean diplomat trashed South Korea as their top enemy, mocking their push for better ties. Ancient stemmed from stall talks since North Korea's diplomacy with the US broke down

1:03in 2019. They've ramped up nuclear work, tested a new solid fuel engine this week for harder-to-spot missiles, and co-zied up to Russia and China, Chinese. Foreign Minister even heads their Thursday. These moves signal North Korea doubling down on its arsenal, while brushing off dialogue, keeping the Korean peninsula on edge as allies watch every, much.